Men’s Tennis Shuts Down UConn in First AAC Match

Saturday, January 28

Greenville, N.C.

10 AM

East Carolina University

Connecticut

January 28, 2017 | Men's Tennis

Box Score (PDF)

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina defeated American Athletic Conference foe Connecticut (1-2), 7-0, Saturday afternoon at the ECU Indoor Tennis Facility to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Pirates clinched the victory after Vlad Anghel defeated Parker Goldstein at No. 2 singles securing a 4-0 lead in the match.

"It was a solid day of work for us," head coach Shawn Heinchon said. "We don't get a ton of time to enjoy our conference win though. We have a short window to get ready for UNC Asheville tomorrow morning."

The Purple and Gold won the doubles point with a sweep of the Huskies. Freddie McGeehan and Kasey Countee improved to 3-1 in dual matches winning at No. 1 doubles. Anghel and Fredric Lehfeldt won 6-5 at No. 2 doubles and Ronny Georgi and Wil Bissett completed the doubles sweep with a 6-3 win over UConn's Amaud Valentin and Jacob Appleton.

McGeehan got things started off in singles action with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Christopher Toner at No. 1 singles. Georgi then defeated No. 115 Valentin 6-2, 6-2 to defeat his first nationally-ranked opponent of the season. Anghel's win over Goldstein secured the win for ECU in a second set tiebreaker 6-2, 7-6(5).

Lehfeldt routed 115^th-ranked Justin Warren 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles for a 5-0 Pirates' lead. Countee and Will Bissett finished the Huskies off winning their respective matches 6-4, 6-4 in the fifth and sixth spot.

East Carolina returns to the courts Sunday when the Pirates host UNC Asheville at 11:00 a.m.

Scoreboard
Singles
1. Freddie McGeehan def. Christopher Toner 6-3, 6-2
2. Vlad Anghel def. Parker Goldstein 6-2, 7-6 (5)
3. Ronny Georgi def. #115 Arnaud Valentin 6-2, 6-2
4. Fredric Lehfeldt def. #115 Justin Warren 6-1, 6-1
5. Kasey Countee def. Jacob Appleton 6-4, 6-4
6. Will Bissett def. Hank Hill 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
1. Freddie McGeehan/Kasey Countee def. Christopher Toner/Parker Goldstein 6-4
2. Vlad Anghel/Fredric Lehfeldt def. Justin Warren/Hank Hill 5-4
3. Ronny Georgi/Will Bissett def. Arnaud Valentin/Jacob